They call me all the time! “We have a product for you to market. This mineral is proven to enhance weight loss.” “...just right for your business—it is a meal replacement and will help your weight loss clients succeed.” Often perspective clients come for a consultation, and they tell me about gimmicks and promotions they have [...]
Rachel, a 54 year old who was in my weight loss program a few years ago, was frustrated. She was doing everything right but her weight not only wasn’t going down, it was going up. Needless to say, I was also frustrated. I sent her back to her doctor to have her thyroid function retested. [...]
A few years ago, a father brought his teenage son into my office for a conversation. Yehuda was in Yeshiva out of town and he was class 3 obese. At age 16, his parents were rightfully concerned about his well-being. If at this age he was this heavy, with a 40+ BMI, what was going [...]
Every year in the United States, there is something called The Conference Board Job Satisfaction survey. Using a series of questions about the workplace, they determine something called job satisfaction. In plain English, do you like your job? Roughly half of Americans like going to work each day, but the other side of this is [...]
I hope the title of his article doesn’t have you thinking that I have found some great shortcut to weight loss. There isn’t one. We still don’t have a proven and safe medication, nor do we even have a surgical procedure that we are absolutely sure is safe or even effective in the long-term. As [...]
Spring is in full force. All of the things that you have been putting off until now are staring you square in the face. And for many of you, taking positive steps towards better health is probably on the list as it should be! Weight loss may be at the forefront of your goals to [...]
We’ve all been there—you lose weight on some weight loss plan or program, you feel great and you are rightfully proud of your accomplishment. After all, you probably had to work hard and you might have even felt deprived while going through the process. But now you look and feel great! Your doctor is thrilled [...]
It makes sense—just eat less and you will lose weight. That is what Davida and Gittel, thought. Both in their mid to late 40’s they came to me for consultations on weight loss several years ago. Both were on calorie restricted programs and were exercising to some extent and both were very frustrated as all [...]
As both a wellness coach and personal trainer, one thing I am NOT trying to do is help people achieve perfection in any particular area. What I am trying to do, is help people make improvements in their lifestyle habits in order to bring about a healthier quality of life. Getting everyone to be an [...]
Our knowledge or how to stay healthy is constantly evolving. 15 years ago when Baruch came to me concerning eating properly and how to exercise, I advised him that he should only use low-fat products. Today I would advise him differently and make sure he had enough healthy fats in the diet—not to go high [...]
